Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above

101.
Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet 4.28 avg rating β€” 113,840 ratings
102.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating β€” 614,103 ratings
103.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret 4.22 avg rating β€” 188,171 ratings
104.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,325,616 ratings
105.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating β€” 22,484 ratings
106.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 866,405 ratings
107.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating β€” 348,508 ratings
108.
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls 4.35 avg rating β€” 283,990 ratings
109.
Life and Fate
Life and Fate 4.45 avg rating β€” 14,757 ratings
110.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating β€” 992,020 ratings
111.
The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter 4.22 avg rating β€” 10,074 ratings
112.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating β€” 98,658 ratings
113.
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 4.25 avg rating β€” 79,657 ratings
114.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 4.25 avg rating β€” 271,327 ratings
115.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,450 ratings
116.
Death on the Installment Plan
Death on the Installment Plan 4.21 avg rating β€” 9,038 ratings
117.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 4.49 avg rating β€” 351,382 ratings
118.
If This Is a Man β€’ The Truce
If This Is a Man β€’ The Truce 4.54 avg rating β€” 21,711 ratings
119.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway 4.29 avg rating β€” 37,556 ratings
120.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating β€” 321,372 ratings
121.
The Snowman
The Snowman 4.26 avg rating β€” 19,250 ratings
122.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating β€” 3,402,007 ratings
123.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.37 avg rating β€” 435,053 ratings
123.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs 4.32 avg rating β€” 194,558 ratings
125.
Akira, Vol. 1
Akira, Vol. 1 4.40 avg rating β€” 38,196 ratings
126.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating β€” 1,103,624 ratings
127.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,131,984 ratings
128.
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic 4.39 avg rating β€” 28,866 ratings
129.
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1)
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) 4.33 avg rating β€” 24,210 ratings
130.
The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)
The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7) 4.45 avg rating β€” 29,429 ratings
131.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,740 ratings
132.
Stoner
Stoner 4.35 avg rating β€” 221,188 ratings
133.
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic 4.36 avg rating β€” 470,717 ratings
134.
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke 4.36 avg rating β€” 236,023 ratings
135.
James Herriot's Cat Stories
James Herriot's Cat Stories 4.35 avg rating β€” 7,431 ratings
136.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating β€” 355,942 ratings
137.
The Monster at the End of this Book
The Monster at the End of this Book
by: Jon Stone
4.46 avg rating β€” 126,506 ratings
138.
The Arrival
The Arrival
by: Shaun Tan
4.35 avg rating β€” 59,073 ratings
139.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 462,509 ratings
140.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 317,153 ratings
141.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea 4.45 avg rating β€” 96,061 ratings
142.
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom 4.32 avg rating β€” 52,249 ratings
142.
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3)
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3) 4.29 avg rating β€” 41,195 ratings
144.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating β€” 33,177 ratings
145.
Sonnets to Orpheus
Sonnets to Orpheus 4.24 avg rating β€” 4,056 ratings
146.
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1) 4.36 avg rating β€” 1,169,875 ratings
147.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating β€” 516,123 ratings
148.
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying 4.21 avg rating β€” 31,769 ratings
149.
The Brothers Lionheart
The Brothers Lionheart 4.35 avg rating β€” 40,819 ratings
150.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating β€” 310,116 ratings
151.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating β€” 113,282 ratings
152.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating β€” 40,389 ratings
153.
The Complete Essays
The Complete Essays 4.23 avg rating β€” 21,558 ratings
154.
Go the Fuck to Sleep
Go the Fuck to Sleep 4.28 avg rating β€” 89,608 ratings
155.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities 4.29 avg rating β€” 19,189 ratings
156.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating β€” 32,342 ratings
157.
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 4.41 avg rating β€” 19,794 ratings
157.
Andarnas hus
Andarnas hus 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,602 ratings
159.
GΓΆdel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
GΓΆdel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid 4.29 avg rating β€” 51,680 ratings
160.
The Blue Castle
The Blue Castle 4.31 avg rating β€” 52,523 ratings
161.
The Hanged Man (The Tarot Sequence, #2)
The Hanged Man (The Tarot Sequence, #2) 4.54 avg rating β€” 7,949 ratings
161.
The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1)
The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 12,335 ratings
163.
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1)
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1) 4.61 avg rating β€” 148,628 ratings
164.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating β€” 45,500 ratings
165.
A Little Life
A Little Life 4.29 avg rating β€” 858,885 ratings
166.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 3,874,708 ratings
167.
Kane en Abel
Kane en Abel 4.34 avg rating β€” 128,777 ratings
168.
Columbine
Columbine 4.29 avg rating β€” 99,730 ratings
169.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating β€” 105,232 ratings
170.
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 82,316 ratings
171.
A Scandal in Bohemia (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Scandal in Bohemia (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 91,057 ratings
172.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 4.29 avg rating β€” 78,413 ratings
173.
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes 4.71 avg rating β€” 22,605 ratings
174.
The Sneetches and Other Stories
The Sneetches and Other Stories
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating β€” 65,792 ratings
175.
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 96,839 ratings
176.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb 4.40 avg rating β€” 23,887 ratings
176.
We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists 4.40 avg rating β€” 320,728 ratings
178.
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1)
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1) 4.47 avg rating β€” 345,516 ratings
179.
The Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess 4.31 avg rating β€” 51,997 ratings
180.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating β€” 625,799 ratings
181.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 4.40 avg rating β€” 11,064 ratings
182.
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America 4.40 avg rating β€” 15,748 ratings
183.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating β€” 401,486 ratings
184.
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 919,866 ratings
185.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 4.53 avg rating β€” 184,992 ratings
186.
The C Programming Language
The C Programming Language 4.44 avg rating β€” 11,167 ratings
187.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) 4.35 avg rating β€” 155,359 ratings
188.
Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1)
Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 80,688 ratings
188.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 663,097 ratings
190.
The Hat
The Hat
by: Jan Brett
4.28 avg rating β€” 21,063 ratings
191.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating β€” 986,360 ratings
192.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,948,194 ratings
193.
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin 4.33 avg rating β€” 13,982 ratings
194.
The Far Side Gallery
The Far Side Gallery 4.43 avg rating β€” 26,106 ratings
195.
The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1
The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 4.64 avg rating β€” 22,526 ratings
196.
Hopscotch
Hopscotch 4.20 avg rating β€” 47,312 ratings
197.
Enchanted Forests
Enchanted Forests 4.28 avg rating β€” 229 ratings
198.
The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating β€” 45,004 ratings
198.
The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence, #3)
The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence, #3) 4.57 avg rating β€” 5,813 ratings
200.
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter 4.31 avg rating β€” 35,375 ratings
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